Florida State review/preview: Seminoles beat Miami, now face Boston College in key ACC game

October 10, 2010|By Andrew Carter, Orlando Sentinel

LET'S LOOK AHEAD: No. 16 Florida State (5-1, 3-0 ACC) on Saturday hosts struggling Boston College (2-3, 0-2). The Eagles, who lost 44-17 on Saturday at N.C. State, have defeated the Seminoles in each of the past two seasons. Not only did Boston College win those games the past two seasons, but the Eagles physically dominated the Seminoles at the line of scrimmage. Florida State played one of its best games in years in a 45-17 victory at Miami on Saturday night, but coach Jimbo Fisher is anxious to find out whether his team can sustain the kind of play that has led to Florida State's four-game winning streak.

LET'S REVIEW: The Seminoles and their fans won't soon forget what transpired against Miami at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday night. Florida State defeated the Hurricanes in every conceivable way during a 45-17 victory. Just when it seemed like Miami might be creeping back into the game late in the third quarter, Florida State scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to put an exclamation point on a statement game. Florida State ran for 298 yards and for the first time since 1995 has run for more than 200 yards in four consecutive games. The Seminoles dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides and didn't allow a single sack. Fisher said the victory against Miami represented the Seminoles' most complete game.

INJURY UPDATE: RB Jermaine Thomas, who scored three touchdowns, left the game in the second half with a foot injury but it isn't expected to be serious. RB Ty Jones didn't play for the second straight game while recovering from an ankle injury.

THEY SAID IT: "I think you could just tell how proud he was. And he was almost speechless. And everyone was singing 'Happy Birthday' to him. I mean, it was just [an] unbelievable time. And I couldn't have written it up any better." — Florida State QB Christian Ponder on the postgame scene in the Seminoles' locker room.